A Sunday walk for the Saorgians, ideally situated for a picnic break or a snack with the children, a siesta or a meditative contemplation in front of the beauty of the slopes sculpted with restanques and the wild canyon of the Bendola.
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This pretty country chapel is one of the many chapels built in the Roya in the 17th century during the Counter-Reformation.
Located on an overhang overlooking the Bendola valley, it is preceded by a vaulted porch.
The roof on a masonry vault has a particularity that is frequent on the "casouns" (small houses outside the villages) of the Roya with a shape known as a "gendarme hat".
Its watertightness is ensured by a layer of lime mortar, which follows the curve of the extrados, softened...
Located on an overhang overlooking the Bendola valley, it is preceded by a vaulted porch.
The roof on a masonry vault has a particularity that is frequent on the "casouns" (small houses outside the villages) of the Roya with a shape known as a "gendarme hat".
Its watertightness is ensured by a layer of lime mortar, which follows the curve of the extrados, softened...
Openings
All year 2024 - Open everyday
Location
Contact Sainte-Croix Chapel
Spoken languages
Environment
- Mountain location
- Village 2 km away
- Close to GR footpath
